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ad·ver·sar·y

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–noun

1.	a person, group, or force that opposes or attacks; opponent; enemy; foe.

2.	a person, group, etc., that is an opponent in a contest; contestant.

3.	the Adversary, the devil; Satan.

–adjective Also, especially British, ad·ver·sar·i·al

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4.	of or pertaining to an adversary.

5.	involving adversaries, as plaintiff and defendant in a legal proceeding: an adversary trial.

[Origin: 1300–50; ME adversarie < L adversārius, equiv. to advers(us) (see adverse) + -ārius -ary; r. ME adversere < AF

]

—Related forms

ad·ver·sar·i·ness, noun

—Synonyms 1. Adversary, antagonist mean a person or a group contending against another. Adversary suggests an enemy who fights determinedly, continuously, and relentlessly: a formidable adversary. Antagonist suggests one who, in hostile spirit, opposes another, often in a particular contest or struggle: a duel with an antagonist.

—Antonyms 1. ally.

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ad·ver·sar·y Audio Help (ād'vər-sěr'ē) Pronunciation Key
n. pl. ad·ver·sar·ies

An opponent; an enemy.
Adversary The Devil; Satan. Often used with the.

[Middle English adversarie, from Latin adversārius, enemy, from adversus, against; see adverse.]

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adversary

1330, aduersere, from Anglo-Fr. adverser (13c.), from O.Fr. adversier, from L. adversarius "opponent, adversary, rival," lit. "turned toward one," from adversus "turned against" (see adverse). The L. word is glossed in O.E. by wiðerbroca.

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adversary
noun
someone who offers opposition [ant: agonist]

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
adversary [ˈӕdvəsəri] noun — plural ˈadversaries

an opponent; an enemy
Example: his adversary in the chess match

Arabic:	خَصْم
Chinese (Simplified):	对手；敌手
Chinese (Traditional):	對手；敵手
Czech:	protivník, soupeř
Danish:	modstander; modpart; fjende
Dutch:	tegenstander
Estonian:	vastane
Finnish:	vastustaja
French:	adversaire
German:	der, *die Gegner(in)
Greek:	αντίπαλος
Hungarian:	ellenfél
Icelandic:	andstæðingur; óvinur
Indonesian:	lawan, musuh
Italian:	avversario

Japanese:	敵
Latvian:	pretinieks; ienaidnieks
Lithuanian:	priešininkas
Norwegian:	motstander, motpart, fiende
Polish:	przeciwnik
Portuguese (Brazil):	adversário
Portuguese (Portugal):	adversário
Romanian:	adversar
Russian:	противник
Slovak:	protivník
Slovenian:	nasprotnik
Spanish:	adversario
Swedish:	motståndare, fiende
Turkish:	rakip, hasım, düşman

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Adversary

Ad`ver*sa*ry\, n.; pl. Adversaries. [OE. adversarie, direct fr. the Latin, and adversaire, fr. OF. adversier, aversier, fr. L. adversarius (a.) turned toward, (n.) an adversary. See Adverse.] One who is turned against another or others with a design to oppose or resist them; a member of an opposing or hostile party; an

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Adversary

Ad"ver*sa*ry\, a. 1. Opposed; opposite; adverse; antagonistic. [Archaic] --Bp. King.

2. (Law) Having an opposing party; not unopposed; as, an adversary suit.

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